James, a paragon of virtue? Was: Why Do You Like Sirius?

[nrenka]

No: HPFGUIDX 123708


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Pyros Wife <tayla_gangrel at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> Tayla:
> 
> Does anyone ever remember where that nasty rumor about Snape 
> wanting the position of DADA?  Think about this one kiddies.  
> PERCY!  Now, we know his acuracy when it comes to personality 
> traits, but where was it ever said, other than Percy that Snape 
> wanted the position?  I cannot come up with anything on this one, 
> and I am going through the books AGAIN!  Besides, if DD didn't 
> trust Snape with DADA, then why would he have allowed him to 
> substitute in PoA repeatedly?  I have to say that I would rather 
> chance things with Snape than have someone like toadlady in the 
> school again.  The DADA position possibilities are obviously 
> thinning out anyway.

There is the interview quote we've been mentioning over and over 
again:

"However, when Professor Dumbledore took Professor Snape onto the 
staff and Professor Snape said he'd like to teach Defence Against the 
Dark Arts please and Professor Dumbledore felt that it might bring 
out the worst in Professor Snape, so Dumbledore said: "I think we'll 
let you teach potions and see how you get along there." 
 
You also, in your complete survey of the books, seem to have missed 
OotP chapter 17:

"You applied first for the DADA post, I believe?"  Professor Umbridge 
asked Snape.

"Yes," said Snape quietly.

"But you were unsucessful?"

Snape's lip curled.

"Obviously."

...

"And you have applied regularly for the DADA post since you first 
joined the school, I believe?"

"Yes," said Snape quietly, barely moving his lips.  He looked very 
angry.  (end quote)

Weren't *we* all surprised when Percy's rumor turned out to have legs 
to it.  So it's worth keeping all those things in mind.  I didn't 
take it seriously until OotP.  But I also didn't take the idea that 
Snape might have been genuinely annoyed at the loss of the Order of 
Merlin until OotP, either.

-Nora goes to sleepyland